Psalm 50:4 “He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His peo…”

Psalm 50:4

He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

World English Bible

He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:

American Standard Version

He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Geneva Bible 1599

Hee shall call the heauen aboue, and the earth to iudge his people.

Darby Translation

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Young's Literal Translation

He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people.

Bible in Basic English

His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

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Cross references

“call”

Deuteronomy 31:28 Deuteronomy 32:1 Isaiah 1:2 Deuteronomy 30:19 Psalm 50:6 Deuteronomy 4:36

Deuteronomy 31:28 · BSB

Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

Deuteronomy 32:1 · BSB

Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 1:2 · BSB

Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Deuteronomy 30:19 · BSB

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,

Psalm 50:6 · BSB

And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah

Deuteronomy 4:36 · BSB

He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

“judge”

Psalm 98:9 Psalm 96:13 Isaiah 11:3 Isaiah 11:4 John 5:22 John 5:23

Psalm 98:9 · BSB

before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Psalm 96:13 · BSB

before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Isaiah 11:3 · BSB

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

Isaiah 11:4 · BSB

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

John 5:22 · BSB

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

John 5:23 · BSB

so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Also

Deuteronomy 4:26

Deuteronomy 4:26 · BSB

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

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